Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN

1849 - 1929  (79 years)

• Birth	1 Nov 1849	New Milford, Litchfield, CT   [1, 2]
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Vernon Springs, Howard, IA   [3]
  	1880 census at Vernon Springs, Howard, IA shows Jerry Ahern, 27, laborer, b. CT, parents b. IRELAND; Kate, 22, b. IA, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Mercillis, 3; John, 2; Mary, 11/12, July.
  Census	1895	Cresco, Howard, IA   [4]
  	1895 Iowa State Census at Cresee or Croses, Howard, IA shows Jerry V. Ahern, 45, b. CT; Katie, 37, b. Howard Co., IA; children b. Howard Co., IA: Marcella, 17; Vitelles, 14; Ralph, 11; Etta, 9; May, 8; Joseph. Note: I do not find a place named Cresee or Croses, the transcriber might have meant Cresco.
  Census	6 Jun 1900	Orleans Township, Winneshiek, IA   [2]
  	1900 census at Orleans, Winneshiek, IA shows Jeremiah Ahern, b. Nov 1849, 50, married 24 years, farmer, b. CT, parents b. IRELAND; Kate, b. Feb 1858, 42, 12 children born / 11 living, b. IA, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Marcella, b. Feb 1877, 23, school teacher; Vitalis, b. Aug 1881, 18; Ralph, b. Sep 1883, 16; Eva C., B. Jul 1885, 14; May B., b. Oct 1886, 13; Joseph, b. May 1888, 12; Orvine, b. Jul 1889, 10; Frank, b. Apr 1892, 8; Eletha, b. Dec. 1895, 4; Geneviev, b. Dec 1899, 5/12.
  Death	7 May 1929	Cresco, Howard, IA   [1]
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, IA   [1]
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  Father	John AHERN,   b. 10 Feb 1828, IRELAND
  Mother	Mary Ann MURPHY,   b. 13 Dec 1829, IRELAND d. 8 Jan 1908 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F3889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine PURCELL,   b. 27 Feb 1857, Lourdes, Howard, IA d. 2 Jul 1945 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1876	Assumption Chapel, Cresco, Howard, IA   [1]
  Children	1. Marcella AHERN,   b. 28 Feb 1877, Howard Co., IA d. 18 Apr 1951 (Age 74 years)   2. John Francis AHERN,   b. 28 Apr 1878   d. 12 Sep 1959 (Age 81 years)   3. Mary Elizabeth AHERN,   b. 16 Jul 1879   d. 29 Jun 1880 (Age 0 years)   4. Vitalis Michael AHERN,   b. 3 Aug 1881, Howard Co., IA d. 18 Jan 1931 (Age 49 years)   5. Raphael Jeremiah AHERN,   b. 5 Sep 1883, Howard Co., IA d. 23 Mar 1963 (Age 79 years)   6. Evangeline Catherine AHERN,   b. 16 Jul 1885, Howard Co., IA d. 23 May 1927 (Age 41 years)   7. Mary B. AHERN,   b. 16 Oct 1886, Howard Co., IA d. 22 Oct 1966 (Age 80 years)   8. Joseph Marcus AHERN,   b. 22 May 1888, Cresco, Howard, IA d. 15 Feb 1967, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA (Age 78 years)   9. Orvin Eugene AHERN,   b. 9 Jul 1890, IA d. 5 Sep 1981 (Age 91 years)   10. Francis Joseph AHERN,   b. 28 Apr 1892, IA d. 19 Jan 1971 (Age 78 years)   11. Aletha Anastasia AHERN,   b. 30 Dec 1896, IA d. 11 Apr 1965 (Age 68 years)   12. Margaret Genevieve AHERN,   b. 10 Dec 1899, IA d. 27 Feb 1985 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F3896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Nov 1849 - New Milford, Litchfield, CT Marriage - 29 May 1876 - Assumption Chapel, Cresco, Howard, IA Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Vernon Springs, Howard, IA Census - 1895 - Cresco, Howard, IA Death - 7 May 1929 - Cresco, Howard, IA Burial - - Calvary Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S462] Paula Thompson Hendrix Family File, 462. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880. [S461] Ancestry.com, 1895 Iowa Census, (MyFamily.com, Inc., Provo, Utah, 2003), 461.